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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 104547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30619]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10913]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by January 22, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access 
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address 
into your web browser: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
Federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request 
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: 
Medicare Part C Utilization Management Annual Data Submission and Audit 
Protocol Data Request; Use: Section 1857(d) of the Act, added by the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
and implementing regulations at 42 CFR 422.503 and 422.504 state that 
CMS must oversee an MA organization's continued compliance with the 
requirements for a MA organization. Additionally, per Sec.  422.516(a), 
MA organizations are required to compile and report to CMS information 
related to the utilization of services, and other matters as CMS may 
require.
    The information gathered during this annual data collection and 
audit will be used by the Medicare Parts C and D Oversight and 
Enforcement Group (MOEG) within the Center for Medicare (CM) to assess 
Sponsoring organizations' compliance with Medicare UM requirements. CMS 
will utilize the data submitted during the annual data submission to 
assess the number of items and services that have associated internal 
coverage criteria, and to develop a landscape of items and services 
across the nation to assess trends related to the development and 
utilization of internal coverage criteria. Additionally, CMS will use 
the annual submission to select a number of Sponsoring organizations to 
undergo UM audits each year, and to select specific items and services 
to audit. Annual UM data submissions, for all Sponsoring organizations, 
will be due to CMS by January 31 of each calendar year. Form Number: 
CMS-10913 (OMB control number: 0938-new); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 
Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profits 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 179; Total Annual Responses: 179; 
Total Annual Hours: 19,180. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Caroline Zeman at 410-786-1564).

William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-30619 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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